After Huo Qubing finished speaking, the first person to react was the prostitute spy pretending to be Zhuo Qingke.
"Lan Qing, the secret agent, has met Huo Shizhong."
A moment ago, she was beside him crying in panic.
When they saw Huo Qubing finish off Liu Qian and his guards, the two fell on their backs. They quickly stepped forward to check and confirmed that they were really fainted. They turned around, changed their expressions, and offered Huo Qubing a gift.
Since ancient times, prostitutes have produced talented people.
The girl's front was torn open, revealing her delicate collarbones as white as jade, but she didn't take it seriously.
Then he turned around and saluted Song Ran: "I've seen the secret agent."
Huo Qubing came over to further improve Song Ran's plan.
She planted a hidden stake next to Liu Qian, but it was actually not safe.
If An Zhuang and Liu Qian get along for a period of time, there is a high probability that the secret will be revealed.
There is simply no time to remedy the situation.
Song Ran immediately stepped forward and placed a seal-like incantation he had obtained from his master Ru Bohu on the center of Lan Qing's eyebrows.
The mark flickered and disappeared, as if it had melted into Lan Qing's body.
This method of the Yin and Yang family was controlled by Ru Bohu himself. It can protect her and restrain her thoughts, prevent others from seeing through them, and make up for her loopholes.
Huo Qubing looked at Liu Qian, and the textures of the flying snake and the turtle merged in his consciousness, and turned into a wisp of qi, which was sent into Liu Qian's body.
Xiao Ying, Song Ran, and Yue Rao quickly went to Liu Qian's inner and outer bedrooms and study room to look through various letters and other items sent and received.
After half a tea, Huo Qubing and his party left the Huainan Palace.
Except for Liu Qian and his guards, no one else was alerted.
Huo Qubing probed part of Liu Qian's consciousness by the way and found that he had limited knowledge of the Huainan King's plan, let alone who wrote it.
As expected, King Huainan would not let his son, who knew about his affairs, wander around Chang'an all day long under Liu Che's nose.
In the palace, Liu Qian woke up near dawn. Next to him sat Zhuo Qingke, who was confused and confused.
He recalled the experience before fainting in his mind, and his eyes quickly became empty again.
He once thought that he was a master of swordsmanship, but the facts proved that he was not!
The shadow in Liu Qian's heart was infinite.
Liu Ling and others immediately learned about Liu Qian's attack, but did not make it public.
A few days later, the King of Huainan sent a message asking Liu Qian to return to Huainan.
After hearing the news, Liu Che did not stop him. He even wrote a letter himself and asked Liu Qian to take it back to Liu An.
On the morning of mid-May, the breeze came slowly.
There was a carriage outside Chang'an City, and it left Chang'an accompanied by guards. Liu Qian took several concubines with him, including Zhuo Qingke.
Liu Ling remained in Chang'an.
At the same time, the situation in Beiguan remains grim.
The Xiongnu cavalry continued to gather at the border, whipping their horses and whipping their horses, showing an obvious provocative attitude.
War may break out again at any time.
In the evening at Huo Mansion, Huo Qubing was looking at the map of the Han and Huns. His eyes fell on a location in the Huns' territory and he looked at it intently for a long time.
At night, he began to practice. The two military symbols in the sea of consciousness blended together, and the turtle and snake merged to attract the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
The energy in the body is surging, and the power of many strategies in the Sea of Knowledge book is flowing, and the bodies of Soaring Snake and Spirit Turtle have faintly appeared armor-like lines.
The center of his eyebrows became brighter and brighter, and finally a soldier symbol left his body, rising and falling beside him.
In Huo Qubing's body, the injuries sustained from the attack by the writer have almost recovered.
The long night passed in an instant.
The next morning, he entered the palace to see Liu Che!
In the study, the emperor had just come down from the morning session.
To the right of the first person under Liu Che, sits the old prime minister Gongsun Hong.
Next to Gongsun Hong was an elegant old man with white beard and hair, wearing dark green Hanfu. He sat there with a calm face, feeling indescribable calmness and calmness.
When Huo Qubing saw the old man, he thought that Dong Zhongshu had come to Chang'an.
The first person next to Dong Zhongshu is the censor, Taichang Zhouping, and his disciple Bai Yu'an is at the bottom.
When Bai Yu saw Huo Qubing, he subconsciously straightened up his back, remembering that the last time Huo Qubing snatched the Bingfu Slip from him was still fresh in his mind.
Li Xi, the general's order, and Shi Jian, the doctor's order, were also there.
The atmosphere in the room was slightly solemn, with a faint smell of tit-for-tat gunpowder.
There were several other courtiers, arranged on the left and right.
As soon as Huo Qubing came in, Li Xi, who was familiar with him, winked and asked him to come and sit next to him.
"I just received the news in the morning that the Xiongnu continued to increase their troops, deployed troops hundreds of miles away from the North Pass, and sent small groups of rangers to harass the pass."
After Huo Qubing sat down, Li Xi explained the current situation to him in a low voice:
"In addition, the Qiang, Di and other tribes on the Western Front also had unusual movements. Secret detectives received news that the foreign tribes on the Western Front gathered more than 10,000 troops in two days and also deployed troops at hundreds of border crossings. They seemed to be echoing the Xiongnu, and some invaded the border at the same time. signs.”
Huo Qubing immediately understood that this was the same situation as the last time the Huns envoys came to Chang'an, and it was a continuation of the situation at that time.
If there is a war with the Xiongnu and the foreigners on the western front try to invade the border, the situation will be very unfavorable for the Han.
Fan Xie, Zhou Pingping and other civil servants would definitely suggest to stabilize the situation first and shrink the defense line.
This is the consistent view of civil servants. When encountering a battle, observe first and make decisions before taking action.
Later generations also called the tribes outside of China nomads, saying that they were aggressive by nature and focused on attacking.
The Han people are a farming nation and are not good at fighting by nature but good at defense.
You are just talking nonsense. When has there been less war in the Central Plains? If you don't attack foreign countries, you will definitely be fighting within. If you have the opportunity, you will also invade foreign countries. Otherwise, where would such a large land and so many races come from?
What the Han people lack is not ruthlessness and bravery, but they should reduce internal friction.
"Qubing, what do you think of the situation on the western and northern fronts?" Liu Che asked in a rich voice.
Huo Qubing: "The Qiang, Di and other tribes gathered on the Western Front with the purpose of watching and containing them, and they will never take action easily.
They gathered their troops more to create pressure. It should be that the Xiongnu promised them benefits, and it was just a repeat of what happened last time when I attacked and killed Xu Buhui.
I think it is enough to inform the Western Front to pay attention to the movements of the Qiang, Di and other tribes, and there is no need to send more troops. The key to victory is the Northern Front and the Xiongnu."
"As long as our army can suppress the Xiongnu, the foreigners gathered on the western front will collapse without attacking."
"Huo Shizhong said that the Western Front will not attack the border. Is it true that the Qiang and Di people are gathering together?" Bai Yu, Dong Zhongshu's disciple, spoke.
On this occasion, he had no official status and dared to speak casually. It was obvious that he had already participated in the discussion before Huo Qubing came.
Taichang Zhou Ping also pointed to the territory map in front of him:
"The Qiang, Di and other tribes have harassed Xiguan many times in the past. Why is it false this time? In my opinion, the western front should be heavily guarded and we should try to be safe.
You need to know that there is no small matter in the military, and there is no room for neglect."
In the study, everyone holds a leather territory map.
Before Huo Qubing came, the generals and civil servants expressed their opinions and had been arguing for a while.
At this time, everyone, including the old Prime Minister Gongsun Hong, looked at Huo Qubing. Bai Yu was even more focused and his eyes were burning.
Zhou Ping looked determined and seemed to be very sure of his judgment.
Seeing that Huo Qubing didn't answer, he continued: "Before you came, we all thought that the Huns must be targeting the Qiang and Di people with huge profits, so that they would take action to contain our big Han and participate in this battle.
On what basis did Huo Shizhong make his judgment that there was no need to pay attention to the Qiang and Di tribe's assembled troops?"
Huo Qubing said calmly: "Confucianism does not talk about military affairs. When the two armies are facing each other, it is like playing chess. The opponent makes a false shot, and we mobilize our troops to defend the Western Front. Wouldn't we just fall into the opponent's trap?"
Bai Yu interjected: "Lieutenant Huo is looking at things too simply. The Qiang, Di and Xiongnu jointly attacking the border is a state matter and not a simple military matter."
Huo Qubing continued: "My judgment is based on basis.
Whenever two parties start a war, food and grass must go first.
The Qiang and Di tribes mobilized and suddenly gathered their troops outside Xiguan.
It can be judged just from their assembly speed that no food and fodder were mobilized in advance to match the assembly speed.
In other words, they are not prepared for a big battle or a protracted confrontation, so I say that the nomadic tribes outside Xiguan are just harassing and setting off large-scale confrontations, so we don’t need to take them too seriously.”
Bai Yu frowned: "If the foreigners on the Western Front are aiming to plunder and support war, they naturally don't need to hoard a large amount of food and grass, so what?"
Huo Qubing said with a smile: "The western front is mountainous and unstable, and there are not many border villages. How can we support their large-scale plundering and warfare?"
Fan Xi and Zhou Ping looked at each other, and Bai Yu thought hard about how to refute.
Dong Zhongshu, who had always looked calm, turned his attention to Huo Qubing for the first time and looked at him calmly.
Huo Qubing spoke eloquently: “No matter how the Xiongnu and even the nomadic tribes outside Xiguan plan, their ultimate goal is to gather on the battlefield and rely on the outcome of the war to determine success or failure!
Military matters are a matter of life and death, and the destiny of the country, and that’s the meaning of it!”
Huo Qubing straightened his clothes, stood up and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Huo Qubing invites me to fight in Beiguan!
In this battle, I will be at the forefront! I will definitely be able to defeat the Xiongnu and attack them thousands of miles away!"
His voice contained unparalleled confidence, making people believe that he could indeed defeat the Huns!
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